VI_SOCIAL SCIENCEHISTORY
1. WHAT, WHERE, HOW AND WHEN? 1
2. ON THE TRAIL OF THE EARLIEST PEOPLE 11
3. FROM GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD 22
4. IN THE EARLIEST CITIES 32
5. WHAT BOOKS AND BURIALS TELL US 43
6. KINGDOMS, KINGS AND AN EARLY REPUBLIC 54
7. NEW QUESTIONS AND IDEAS 65
8. ASHOKA, THE EMPEROR WHO GAVE UP WAR 75
9. VITAL VILLAGES, THRIVING TOWNS 87
10. TRADERS, KINGS AND PILGRIMS 99
11. NEW EMPIRES AND KINGDOMS 111
12. BUILDINGS, PAINTINGS AND BOOKS 122

GEOGRAPHY
1. The Earth in the Solar System......................... 1
2. Globe : Latitudes and Longitudes.................... 10
3. Motions of the Earth........................................ 18
4. Maps................................................................ 23
5. Major Domains of the Earth............................. 30
6. Major Landforms of the Earth.......................... 39
7. Our Country – India......................................... 47
8. India : Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife........... 56

POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIT I DIVERSITY
Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity 3
Chapter 2 Diversity and Discrimination 13
Foreword iii
On Using this Book vii
UNIT II GOVERNMENT
Chapter 3 What is Government? 27
Chapter 4 Key Elements of a Democratic Government 35
UNIT III LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 5 Panchayati Raj 43
Chapter 6 Rural Administration 49
Chapter 7 Urban Administration 57
UNIT IV LIVELIHOODS
Chapter 8 Rural Livelihoods 67
Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods 76













VII_SOCIAL SCIENCE

GEOGRAPHY
1. Environment 1
2. Inside Our Earth 7
3. Our Changing Earth 12
4. Air 20
5. Water 30
6. Natural Vegetation and Wildlife 39
7. Human Environment – Settlement,
Transport and Communication 47
8. Human Environment Interactions
The Tropical and the Subtropical Region 55
9. Life in the Temperate Grasslands 65
10. Life in the Deserts 71
HISTORY
1. Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years 1
2. New Kings And Kingdoms 16
3. The Delhi Sultans 30
4. The Mughal Empire 45
5. Rulers And Buildings 60
6. Towns, Traders And Craftspersons 75
7. Tribes, Nomads And Settled Communities 91
8. Devotional Paths To The Divine 104
9. The Making Of Regional Cultures 122
10. Eighteenth-Century Political Formations 138

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Unit One: Equality in Indian Democracy ..........................
Chapter 1: On Equality .................................................... 4
Unit Two: State Government ......................................... 16
Chapter 2: Role of the Government in Health ................. 18
Chapter 3: How the State Government Works ................ 30
Unit Three: Gender ...................................................... 42
Chapter 4: Growing up as Boys and Girls ...................... 44
Chapter 5: Women Change the World ............................ 54
Unit Four: Media and Advertising.................................. 68
Chapter 6: Understanding Media ................................... 70
Chapter 7: Understanding Advertising ........................... 80
Unit Five: Markets ....................................................... 92
Chapter 8: Markets Around Us ...................................... 94
Chapter 9: A Shirt in the Market.................................. 104










VIII SOCIAL SCIENCE
GEOGRAPHY
Chapter 1 1 – 8
Resources
Chapter 2 9 – 23
Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation
and Wildlife Resources
Chapter 3 24 – 39
Mineral and Power Resources
Chapter 4 40 – 49
Agriculture
Chapter 5 50 – 65
Industries
Chapter 6 66 – 75
Human Resources

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Unit One: The Indian Constitution and Secularism 2
Chapter 1: The Indian Constitution 4
Chapter 2: Understanding Secularism 18
Unit Two: Parliament and The Making of Laws 28
Chapter 3: Why do we need a Parliament? 30
Chapter 4: Understanding Laws 42
Unit Three: The Judiciary 52
Chapter 5: Judiciary 54
Chapter 6: Understanding Our Criminal Justice System 66
Unit Four: Social Justice and The Marginalised 78
Chapter 7: Understanding Marginalisation 80
Chapter 8: Confronting Marginalisation 94
Unit Five: Economic Presence of the Government 104
Chapter 9: Public Facilities 106
Chapter 10: Law and Social Justice 120

HISTORY-I
1. How, When and Where 1
2. From Trade to Territory 9
The Company Establishes Power
3. Ruling the Countryside 26
4. Tribals, Dikus and the Vision 39
of a Golden Age
5. When People Rebel 51
1857 and After
6. Colonialism and the City 64
The Story of an Imperial Capital











IX
GEOGRAPHY
Chapter 1 1-6
India – Size and Location
Chapter 2 7-16
Physical Features of India
Chapter 3 17-25
Drainage
Chapter 4 26-41
Climate
Chapter 5 42-51
Natural Vegetation and Wild Life
Chapter 6 53-60

HISTORY

Section 1: Events and Processes
i. The French Revolution
ii. Socialism in Europe and the Russia
iii. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

Section II: livelihoods, Economics and Societies
iv. Forest society and Colonialism
v. Pastoralists in the Modern World
vi. Peasant and Farmers

Section III: Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
vii. History and Sports: The Story of Cricket
viii. Clothing: A Social History
POLITICAL SCIENCE

DEMOCRACY IN THE
CONTEMPORARY WORLD
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
WHY DEMOCRACY?
CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
ELECTORAL POLITICS
WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
DISASTER MANAGEMENT














X
GEOGRAPHY
1. Resources and Development 1
2. Forest and Wildlife Resources 14
3. Water Resources 23
4. Agriculture 34
5. Minerals and Energy Resources 50
6. Manufacturing Industries 65
7. Life Lines of National Economy 81
HISTORY

Section I: Events and Processes
I. The Rise of Nationalism in Europe 3
II. The Nationalist Movement in Indo-China 25
III. Nationalism in India 49
Section II: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
IV. The Making of a Global World 77
V. The Age of Industrialisation 97
VI. Work, Life and Leisure 117
Section III: Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
VII. Print Culture and the Modern World 141
VIII. Novels, Society and History 159
POLITICAL SCIENCE

Unit I
Chapter 1
Power sharing 1
Chapter 2
Federalism 13
Unit II
Chapter 3
Democracy and Diversity 29
Chapter 4
Gender, Religion and Caste 39
Unit III
Chapter 5
Popular Struggles and Movements 57
Chapter 6
Political Parties 71
Unit IV
Chapter 7
Outcomes of Democracy 89
Chapter 8
Challenges to Democracy 101
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Survival Skills : Search and rescue skills and first aid skills.
2. Tsunami : The Killer sea waves
3. Alternative Communication System during Disasters : HAM , Wireless
sets, telephone, fax and satellite phone.
4. Safe Constructional Practices: Essential features of safe housing for
flood , earthquake, Cyclone and landslide.
5. Sharing Responsibility : Role of district and state administrations, civilSocieties, civil defense, Home Guard